554: Chapter 554 Qiao Xichen's Promotion

Qiao Xichen glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said, "Our company has a new product launching, and I have a promotional campaign on my hands."

"There's been a shift in power at the company recently, and they're optimizing internal resources. To put it bluntly, they're laying people off."

"A colleague with poor performance metrics came to me, asking me to bring her along on this project."

"Yesterday, when we went to discuss a collaboration with a top influencer, our price quote was leaked in advance."

"The other party didn't even come to talk to us."

"Our director is quite familiar with them, so he asked about the reason privately."

"That's how we found out that one of our price quotes had been dropped at the entrance of their company's women's restroom."

Chen Cheng already understood what had happened. "So, in the end, it was the price quote in your hands that went missing."

"But you never even went to the restroom."

"Right?"

"You got backstabbed," Chen Cheng said, a smile curling the corners of his mouth. "Have you learned your lesson now?"

Qiao Xichen nodded sheepishly. "Yeah..."

Chen Cheng smiled and comforted her. "Don't worry about it. The truth will out; what's fake can't become real."

After dropping Qiao Xichen off, she gave him a spontaneous kiss before getting out of the car.

Chen Cheng watched her walk away with a smile on his face, then picked up his phone and sent a message to Jiang Han.

It was the same photo of Qiao Xichen's employee ID badge that Chen Cheng had sent to Han Su the night before.

Having talked with America all night, Jiang Han had just woken up and was looking at the message from the big boss.

He began to ponder the big boss's intentions.

Before he could figure it out, Chen Cheng's next message arrived.

It was just four words: [Train her well.]

Chen Cheng had two reasons for doing this.

First, he wanted to make things easier for Qiao Xichen so she wouldn't have to live in fear every day.

Second, he was preparing for Jian Yifan to go off and grow coffee.

Putting down his phone, Chen Cheng glanced in the direction of the coffee shop and happened to see Xu Yan walking quickly toward it.

She was wearing a short black skirt, and her long legs were very prominent.

This girl had excellent proportions; standing there, she gave the impression that she was all legs from the neck down.

Another girl in this circle gave the same impression, but Chen Cheng really wasn't interested in her looks.

After watching Xu Yan enter the coffee shop, Chen Cheng smiled, turned his head, and drove away.

Sun Xin asked him what he was doing.

He was taking advantage of the weekend to solidify their foundation.

He spent two days accompanying Sun Xin around Beijing.

Monday, early in the morning.

Sun Xin and Sun Xiang were just getting ready to head out when Li Huifen called them back.

"Hey, Xin Xin, where are you going?"

"Didn't you take leave?"

Sun Xiang immediately looked at Li Huifen nervously, her eyes darting away. She knew about her sister's resignation and had been helping her keep it a secret.

Sun Xin reacted quickly. "Oh, something came up at the company, and they asked me to go in."

A smile immediately appeared on Li Huifen's face. "That's... the company really can't do without you."

Sun Xin gave an awkward smile.

Sun Xiang glanced at her sister and spoke up to help her out.

"We're leaving now, Mom."

"Hurry up, hurry up."

Sun Xin smiled at Li Huifen. "Bye, Mom."

Li Huifen watched her two daughters walk away, a proud smile on her face. "Take it slow, you two!"

After the two left the courtyard gate and walked for a bit in the hutong, Sun Xiang finally asked:

"Sis, how much longer are you planning to keep this a secret?"

Sun Xin gave a bitter smile. "Until I find a job."

"Soon..."

As she spoke, Sun Xin reached out and grabbed Sun Xiang, who was pushing her bicycle. "Hey, you absolutely must not let it slip."

Sun Xiang immediately promised, "Don't worry."

Sun Xin gave her an "I don't believe you" look. "When haven't you been the one to let it slip?"

Sun Xiang felt a bit awkward. "Well..."

"When has Teacher Li not interrogated me under torture?"

As Sun Xiang said this, she felt a bit guilty, and her voice became quieter.

The two sisters bantered for a bit, and then Sun Xin sat on the back of Sun Xiang's bicycle.

The two sisters left the hutong, chatting and laughing.

Chen Cheng had asked Sun Xin to drive that Urus, but Sun Xin had refused, shaking her head like a rattle-drum.

Chen Cheng wasn't in a rush; she had already accepted the house, so the car was just a matter of time.

Early in the morning, Qiao Xichen had squeezed onto three different subway lines before finally arriving at the company.

She hadn't even warmed her seat yet when she saw Jiang Han's secretary, Wen Li, walk up to her.

"Qiao Xichen, Mr. Jiang wants to see you."

Qiao Xichen was stunned. "Mr. Jiang?"

Wen Li, whose face showed traces of excessive cosmetic procedures, nodded. "Yes, he's not in the office; he's on the rooftop terrace."

"Oh, okay, I'll go right away." Qiao Xichen was still confused and walked stiffly.

At my level, even if I were being fired, Mr. Jiang shouldn't need to handle it personally, right?

Qiao Xichen entered the elevator with a feeling of trepidation.

When she got to the rooftop terrace and saw the figure gazing into the distance, Qiao Xichen became even more nervous.

She walked toward Jiang Han with heavy steps.

When she got close, she timidly called out, "Mr. Jiang, you wanted to see me."

Jiang Han turned around, looked at Qiao Xichen, and wore a faint smile. "Oh, you're here."

He looked left and right. "There's nowhere to sit here, so I won't ask you to take a seat."

A smile on her face, Qiao Xichen nodded along.

Jiang Han asked, "Qiao Xichen, how many years have you been at Company Name?"

Qiao Xichen's heart skipped a beat; she didn't know what he meant by asking this.

"If you count my internship, I've been here since Company Name was founded."

"..."

After Chen Cheng sent him the message.

Jiang Han returned to the company to check the surveillance footage.

He actually found the reason.

During the meeting that night, after the big boss went out, he didn't come back.

In the surveillance footage, he saw Chen Cheng carrying Qiao Xichen straight downstairs.

Jiang Han had met Han Su, and once he connected the dots, he had already guessed something.

He realized this was an opportunity to get closer to the big boss, which was why this meeting was happening.

Otherwise, he would have just had his secretary say a word to Jian Yifan.

Or he could have just issued a document through the President's Office to promote Qiao Xichen.

Jiang Han chatted with Qiao Xichen for a while without asking any specific questions.

It was just some concern, asking if she was tired, or if she was satisfied with her salary.

It left Qiao Xichen completely bewildered.

She hadn't even recovered by the time she returned to her desk.

Not long after Qiao Xichen returned, Jian Yifan received a personnel appointment sent by the President's Office through the Human Resources Department.

Promoting Qiao Xichen to Marketing Supervisor of the Operations and Support Center in the Marketing Department, with her job level adjusted to M1.

M1 is the starting level in the Company Name internal management hierarchy, ranging from M1 Supervisor up to M5 President.

Her salary was adjusted accordingly, doubling from the original 12,000 to 25,000.

When Qiao Xichen was called in by Jian Yifan for a talk, she was stunned.

When she came out of Jian Yifan's office, she happened to run into Su Qing, who had framed her, carrying her things as she left.

Su Qing looked at Qiao Xichen with resentment. "Are you satisfied now?"

"I've been fired."

"You've been cleared of false charges."

Qiao Xichen nodded indifferently. "Satisfied, quite satisfied."

"But you used the wrong word; it's not being cleared of false charges, it's justice being served."

"Su Qing, you said you were afraid of being fired, so you asked me to bring you along on the new product promotion project..."

After sending Su Qing off, Qiao Xichen returned to her desk, the smile on her face no longer containable.

She was so excited she wanted to shout.

She blinked, took out her phone, and sent a message to her "creditor."

"Are you free tonight?"

"I got a promotion, and I want to celebrate with you."

Chen Cheng replied to her message instantly. "Sure, when you get off work, I'll come pick you up."

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